Worcester becomes a zombie wasteland for Walking Dead shooting

WORCESTER, MA – From a fake subway station to graffiti-damaged stores, Worcester was transformed into a mini-replica of New York City for the production of the second season of “The Walking Dead: Dead City.”

The AMC zombie show, a spinoff featuring characters from “The Walking Dead,” was filmed at multiple locations in Worcester and will even close the MBTA Commuter Rail platform for most of the day Wednesday.

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The focus of the show is on the characters Maggie and Negan – played by actors Lauren Cohan And Jeffrey Dean Morgan – Travel through post-apocalypse New York City in search of Maggie’s son. Of course, the city is full of brain-hungry, flesh-eating zombies.

Worcester has served as a filming location for numerous films in recent years, including “Wakanda Forever,” the remake of “Fletch,” “American Hustle” and “Don’t Look Up!” and Hallmark Channel’s “Christmas on Ice,” which features the city’s winter oval skating rink.